Following of soccer competitions, leagues or teams in the U.S. 2022-2024
Watching or following sports can be just as thrilling as playing yourself, while less exhausting. How has the following of soccer competitions, leagues or teams in the U.S. changed in recent years? Looking at the most recent data points there has been an increase from 2023 Q1 to 2024 Q1. The share of respondents grew from 24 percent to 27 percent during this time. The overall increase between the values for 2023 Q1 and 2024 Q1, howerver, does not show a consistent trend as there are data points in between that do not follow this trend.
The share of soccer fans in the U.S. is volatile to big sporting events like the Super Bowl or the FIFA World Cup, especially when these events are widely covered in international news and on social media. The highly dedicated soccer fans will also stick around for the national events and follow their teams no matter the competition. You can also find out which sport has the biggest following in this ranking of interest in different sports in the U.S. to compare how common it is to be one of the soccer fans.
The survey was conducted online among 3953 to 18133 respondents per quarter in the United States, between 2022 and 2024. Statista Consumer Insights offer you all results of our exclusive Statista surveys, based on more than 2,000,000 interviews.
